The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-15
FARM NOTE.

AS1lciBB OfOlBAGtn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
considerable experience and close at,
llention. a light, sandy soil is best.,
ana 1t does not needIto be very ricls.F
It IS best to SOW the seed at once after
IL has become ripe, and il this can not
be done it should be placed in damp
mot wet) sand until sown. Sow as
early in spring as possible, In drills or
rows six inches apart, in beds about six
feet wide. and coyerDot over 0ne-fOurth
of an inch deep. Tho surface should
be kept moist, and agood way to do
this is to cover The ground Lightly with
clean straw. which should be entirely
removed as soon as the seedlings begin
TO appear, at which time u partial
shade should ba provided, as tho full
rays OF the blazing sun are sure death
to the seedlings. This shade is bes.
provided by making o framework OF
light pieces about three or four feet
from the ground, and on these nail
Iaths, placing them Just the width OF q
lath apart. The sun, being constantly
in motion, the laths will shade every
part or the bed in succession, thus pre-
venting any burning OF the young
plants. They should be kept entirely.
FREQ Of weeds, and the first winter the
beds should be shaded entirely from
tho direct rays OF the sun 80 as to pre-.
vent constant freezing and thawing,
and 1t Is q good plan, by some means,
to keep the snow all the time covering
the beds. When Q years old, tho seed
liDgs should be strong enough to bear
the SUMS rays and should have the
shade entirely removed, and it is well
now to. scatter q little very fine, well-
rotted manure among the plants, and
Of course they should be kept entirely
clear Of weeds. When 3 years old,
they should be transplanted into nur-
sery rows.
BONE MANURE FOR PASTURES.
An English paper, in commenting
upon the subject, remarks that the
Cheshire dairy farmer, by tho free use
OF bono manure laid on the grass lands,
makes his farm, which at one time,
before the application Of bono manure.
fed only twenty head Of COWS, now
feeds forty. In Cheshire two.thirds,or
moro generally three. .fourths, OF dairy
farm are kept in perfect pasture, the
ers are commonly bound 70 lay the
whole Of their manure not on the
arabic. but on the grass land, purchas-
arabic. Tho chief Improvement be-
sides drainage consists in the applca-
tion Of bono manure. III tho milk Of
each COW, in its urine, In its manure,
IN the bones Of each calf reared and
sold off, farm parts with as much
earthly phosphates Of limo as Is con-
| taincd in half hundred weight Of
bone dust. Hence, the advantage Of
returning this mineral manure by bon
ing grass lands The quantity Of bones
now commonly given In Cheshire to an
imperial acre Of grass LAND is 1900 to
1900 weight. This dressing on pasture
land Will last seven or eight years, and
on moved land about half that period.
TIMOTHY meadows, after they are
five or dix years old, often become
root-bound and the surface moss.grown,
| In this condition, most farmers prefer
to break the meadow, put it into cul-
| tlvatiOn. and set q new meadow else
where. This change may be we'll but
| If 1t Is not desirable to make it, the
condition Of the old meadow may be
readily remedied by a thorough harrow
ing Of it's surface in April, as soon as
it Is dry enough. This should bs fol-
lowing bya top.dressing or barn-yard
manure, or by leo pounds each Of bono,
meal and land-plaster mixed and eown
broadcast on every acre. Under this
treatment the meadow WILDE brought
back to It's early yield Of hay, unless
1t has become foul with white blossom,
I bluegrass Or white clover, in which
event, cultivation in corn IS the only
| successful treatment.
DRAINAuE.-1. Become informed
upon the theory and best methods
known and used In drainage. 8. DO
not literally copy the methods OF
others, but carefully adapt them to
your own case. 3. Provide good out,
let's and large mains. 4. Have faith
in good tile and thorough work. s.
Study economy and efficiency ia locat.
ing drains 8. In difficult cases or
whore you have doubt about the sue
cess Of your plans, submit the case to
q good engineer before cxponding
money or labor.
PLANT plenty OF sunflowers. Some
plant alongside chicken run, in order
to afford little shade for the fowls.
1t is said that they purify the air and
prevent fever and aguc. We have
seen come of tho Russian mammoth
sunllowers, Of which it Is hardly an
exaggeration to say that they were as
big as tho bottom Of milk pan. 1he
seeds are recommended very highly as
chicken feed. California farmers raise
sixty bushels Of sunflower seed TO tho
acre, and after grinding gallon Of OIL
from each bushel feed the refuse to the
| chickens and COWS
| Do not cultivate the trotting horse
passion, II you have any other uao for
horses; 1t Is most deluslve and danger
Gus business, and If you don't believe
it, ask your best friend who Is engaged
in 1t. After all. the draft horse is the
horse that helps yon in the bread and
butter line; he Is worthy OF all tile care
you can best0w, and Will reward you
with his paying labor
ALL ANIMALS feel the need of water
most at the time OF taking their food
The proper time to water Is when they
have Just taken their principal meal.
They will then drink more readily and
more heartily than at any other time,
AN Austrian chemist gives his re-
ceipt for detecting false butter: Melt q
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